Nickname(s) Heinz Role Olympic athlete Name Heinrich Hax | Commands held 8. Panzer-Division Years of service 1918–45
1956–61 | |
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany (to 1945)
West Germany (1956–61) Rank Generalmajor (Wehrmacht)
Generalmajor (Bundeswehr) Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Annexation of the Sudetenland
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Siege of Budapest Died September 1, 1969, Koblenz, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Olympic medals Shooting at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, Siege of Budapest, World War II Similar People Torsten Ullman, Renzo Morigi, Leni Riefenstahl | ||
Service/branch German Army, Bundeswehr | ||
Heinrich Hax (24 January 1900 – 1 September 1969) was a German modern pentathlete and sport shooter who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany during World War II.
In 1928 he finished fifth in the Olympic modern pentathlon. Four years later he competed as sport shooter and won the silver medal in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event. In 1936 later he won the silver medal in the same event again.
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